Collins v. United States Parole Commission
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
*260MEMORANDUM
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Chief Judge.
This is a complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 seeking relief from a decision of the United States Parole Commission to revoke plaintiff’s parole and to run the unexpired term of the federal sentence consecutively with a state court sentence. The complaint does not state a cause of action under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Section 2255 is available for claims arising from imposition of .sentence as distinguished from claims attacking execution of sentence. Wright v. U.S. Board of Parole, 557 F.2d 74 (6th Cir.1977); U.S. v. Crawford, 477 F.Supp. 266 (M.D.Tenn.1979). A…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Earl Ellery Wright v. United States Board of Parole and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Charles Curtis Harris v. Irl Day, Warden United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Sidney Ray Wilkerson v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- United States v. CrawfordDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1979